Everyone seems to have a skill that they seem to do better than most other people, for some people its playing an instrument, for others it's understanding and doing math problems. For me however, it is being able to absorb and retell information and facts about subjects such as sciences. Every since I was in elementary school I can remember loving learning about science which over the years evolved into me enjoying learning about the science subjects and spitting out information that I had learned. This was especially reinforced during tests when I always quickly and accurately answered questions on the exams with far less effort than my peers. This gave me a prominent vision of using what I was good at in the future ad wanted for my whole childhood life to be a scientist, even if I didn't know which one. Because of school and positive reinforcement from my teachers as well as other outside figures both fictional and non-fictional I grew to love the subject and pursue a career involving it in the future.
Ever since elementary school science was my favorite subject. learning about how the earth worked in earth science and how our bodies and ecosystems worked in biology really made me exited about learning. I can remember watching shows like Dexter's laboratory, and Jimmy Neutron made me picture myself as a scientist working on crating new machines and having similar adventures as them. I also learned about real people and other great scientists such as Nicholas Copernicus and Charles Darwin and was fascinated by them and what they did to the world. I don't know for certain when this interest in science really developed because I always remember having it. Even my Mother can remember asking me what I wanted to do when I grew up to hear some cute cliche childhood career like astronaut or veterinarian. She was shocked to hear a third grader say that he wanted to be a paleontologist or a marine biologist to study the shark's Ampullae of Lorenzini which was a sharks electroreceptor system. I believe that my whole childhood was a accumulation of outside sources that contributed into my interest of science.
I can only remember loving the subject of science more and more as the years went on because of each one of my science teachers. I can always remember having a few bad Math, English, or History teachers but never a bad science teacher. Every teacher I've ever had had seemed to love what they do and the subject and all seemed to be just a little bit crazy and exiting which only fueled my growing interest and love of the subject. In high school was one of the first times I ever struggled with a science class which was AP Chemistry. My teacher for that class, now that I look back at high school with the knowledge of education I have, was the only teacher I had that enforced deep learning in his students and understanding rather than repetition and memorization. I believe that because of this I had the most difficulty in that class but loved that class the most. Although Chemistry is one of the more difficult area of science for me I love doing it and even had obtained a minor in it because I love it and not because it will be an easy A.
This is how my school years and my teachers, as well as other influences such as historical and fictional figures have all contributed to my love for science. When I was choosing my major for college I knew it was going to involve science however I didn't know which field I most wanted to get into. After a long process of searching for college majors I choose Microbiology because I developed a curiosity of inter cellular mechanics through AP Biology. With this interest I hope to one day use my major and future masters to get into a research program or attend PA school to become a physician's assistant. In my first year of college I've realized that a career path in this field will be very difficult to pursue, however I still have no doubts that I still want to go down this path.
Ever since elementary school science was my favorite subject. learning about how the earth worked in earth science and how our bodies and ecosystems worked in biology really made me exited about learning. I can remember watching shows like Dexter's laboratory, and Jimmy Neutron made me picture myself as a scientist working on crating new machines and having similar adventures as them. I also learned about real people and other great scientists such as Nicholas Copernicus and Charles Darwin and was fascinated by them and what they did to the world. I don't know for certain when this interest in science really developed because I always remember having it. Even my Mother can remember asking me what I wanted to do when I grew up to hear some cute cliche childhood career like astronaut or veterinarian. She was shocked to hear a third grader say that he wanted to be a paleontologist or a marine biologist to study the shark's Ampullae of Lorenzini which was a sharks electroreceptor system. I believe that my whole childhood was a accumulation of outside sources that contributed into my interest of science.
I can only remember loving the subject of science more and more as the years went on because of each one of my science teachers. I can always remember having a few bad Math, English, or History teachers but never a bad science teacher. Every teacher I've ever had had seemed to love what they do and the subject and all seemed to be just a little bit crazy and exiting which only fueled my growing interest and love of the subject. In high school was one of the first times I ever struggled with a science class which was AP Chemistry. My teacher for that class, now that I look back at high school with the knowledge of education I have, was the only teacher I had that enforced deep learning in his students and understanding rather than repetition and memorization. I believe that because of this I had the most difficulty in that class but loved that class the most. Although Chemistry is one of the more difficult area of science for me I love doing it and even had obtained a minor in it because I love it and not because it will be an easy A.
This is how my school years and my teachers, as well as other influences such as historical and fictional figures have all contributed to my love for science. When I was choosing my major for college I knew it was going to involve science however I didn't know which field I most wanted to get into. After a long process of searching for college majors I choose Microbiology because I developed a curiosity of inter cellular mechanics through AP Biology. With this interest I hope to one day use my major and future masters to get into a research program or attend PA school to become a physician's assistant. In my first year of college I've realized that a career path in this field will be very difficult to pursue, however I still have no doubts that I still want to go down this path.